Australia, Canada and the Netherlands have the most indebted ratios of household debt compared to each country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2019. This report compares essential metrics for the household debt carried by consumers in 25 of the world’s richest countries. Household debt means total liabilities requiring interest or principal payments by households to creditors at … [Read more...] about Household Debt for Top 25 Richest Countries
Economic Indicators
Government Debt for Top 25 Richest Countries
This report focuses on the key ratio of general government debt owed by 25 of the world’s richest countries versus each economy’s Gross Domestic Product. General government debt is also called national debt or public debt. It measures a country’s gross debt comprised of all government borrowing that requires scheduled payment by the debtor to creditors minus repayments and … [Read more...] about Government Debt for Top 25 Richest Countries
Trade Surpluses or Deficits for Top 25 Richest Countries
In this report we peruse the trade balances for the top 25 richest countries. Thirteen of those wealthiest economies posted trade surpluses during 2018. In a nutshell, a trade balance is an accounting record that measures the difference in international cash flows between a country’s exports and imports. Trade balance metrics below focus not only on traded products (also … [Read more...] about Trade Surpluses or Deficits for Top 25 Richest Countries